Theologies - Clover

PART ONE : SOTERIOLOGY (VII in Course Outline)
I. NATURE OF SALVATION
A. Biblical Description : a deliverance or rescue
1. Physical meaning : to save from disaster, calamity, danger
or affliction.
a. Exodus 14:30
"That day the LORD saved Israel from the hands of the Egyptians,
and Israel saw the Egyptians lying dead on the shore."
b. Psalm 34:6
"This poor man called, and the LORD heard him and he saved him
out of all his troubles."
c. Matthew 14:30
"But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink,
cried out, 'Lord, save me!'"
2. Spiritual meaning : to save from guilt, ruin and debt (consequence)
of our sins.
a. Broadly : Ephesians 2:1-10
b. Narrowly : Ephesians 2:8-9
"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith —and this
not from yourselves, it is the gift of God — 9 not by works, so that no
one can boast."
B. Theological Description :
1. Informal observation :
• Salvation is all that occurs when a person places
faith in Jesus Christ to save from sin.
2. Formal definition :
• "Salvation is the gracious work of God whereby He delivers gospel
believing sinners from the guilt, penalty, and ruin of their sins and
from bondage to their spiritual enemies and their works; brings
them into a right, vital relationship with Himself; and bestows
upon them the abundant benefits of His grace."
(Barackman, PCT, 329)
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